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Capt Leroy Griffin 1646 – 1702 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1646

Birth Location: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Apr 1702

Death Location: Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir Griffin

Mother: Sarah Gurdou

Spouse(s): Winifred Corbin

Children(s): LeRoy Griffin, Winifred Griffin, Alice Griffin, Thomas Griffin

Capt Leroy Griffin was born in 1646 in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA, the child of Sir Thomas Griffin and Sarah Clare Gurdou. Capt Leroy Griffin married Winifred Corbin, and had children including LeRoy Corbin Griffin, Winifred Griffin, Alice Corbin Griffin, Thomas Griffin. Capt Leroy Griffin passed away in 1702 in Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt Leroy Griffin was born in 1646 in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA, the child of Sir Thomas Griffin and Sarah Clare Gurdou.
  • Capt Leroy Griffin married Winifred Corbin, and had children including LeRoy Corbin Griffin, Winifred Griffin, Alice Corbin Griffin, Thomas Griffin.
  • Capt Leroy Griffin passed away in 1702 in Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Griffin
1625 – 1660
Birth Location: St Savior, Denmark Park, Southark, Surry, England
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Sarah Gurdou
1625 – 1700
Birth Location: Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Winifred Corbin
1661 – 1709
Birth Location: Christ Church Parrish, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

LeRoy Griffin
1679 – 1702
Birth Location: Richmond, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
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Winifred Griffin
1682 – 1709
Birth Location: Northumberland, Virginia, USA
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Alice Griffin
1682 – 1740
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Griffin
1684 – 1732
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Capt Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Capt Griffin
1646 – 1702
Birth Place: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sir Thomas Griffin
1625 – 1660
St Savior, Denmark Park, Southark, Surry, England
Sarah (Clare) Gurdou
1625 – 1700
Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas George) Griffin
1598 – 1634
Warwickshire, England
Beatrix Northoppe
1600 – 1642
Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Gryffyne
1580 – 1610
Anne Nielson
1580 – 1610
Thomas Northoppe
1563 – 1625
Elizabeth Abbye
1560 – 1606
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Gryffyne
1549 –
Alice Thomson
1550 – 1603
Otwell Shalcrosse
1530 – 1580
Margaret Woodnett
1530 – 1614
Thomas Northrop
1535 – 1625
Margaret
1537 – 1587
William Abbye
1535 – 1604
Betterice Beatrice
– 1596

Capt Griffin's Descendants

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Capt (Leroy) Griffin (1646 – 4 Apr 1702) m. Winifred Corbin (3 Nov 1661 – 10 Sep 1709)
  1. 1. LeRoy (Corbin) Griffin (12 Apr 1679 – 1702)
  2. 2. Winifred Griffin (Oct 1682 – 10 September 1709) m. Peter Presley (1683 – 1718)
    1. 1. Hannah Presley (1702 – 1795)
    2. 2. Anthony (Thornton) Presley (1720 – )
  3. 3. Alice (Corbin) Griffin (Oct 1682 – 1740) m. Travers Colston (14 Jan 1714 – )
    1. 1. Charles Colston (31 May 1736 – 1774)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Griffin) Colston (23 Sep 1738 – 1760)
    3. 3. Travers Colston (10 Nov 1740 – 4 Mar 1759)
    4. 4. Judith (Susan) Colston
  4. 4. Thomas Griffin (20 Sep 1684 – 9 Sep 1732) m. Elizabeth (Medstand) Lee (11 Aug 1688 – 26 July 1761)
    1. 1. Winifred (Corbin) Griffin (10 Sep 1709 – 1739)
    2. 2. Capt (Leroy) Griffin (09 Jan 1711 – 09 Jul 1750) m. Mary (Ann) Bertrand (6 Dec 1714 – 12 Feb 1748)
      1. 1. Mary (Rains) Griffin (30 MAR 1732 – 8 DEC 1758)
      2. 2. Thomas (Bertrand) Griffin (17 Oct 1735 – 21 Oct 1782) m. Elizabeth Elkington (11 May 1729 – 1781) m. Judith Burwell (11 Apr 1744 – 20 Nov 1769)
        1. 1. Nicholas Griffin (1754 – )
        2. 2. Thomas Griffin (1760 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth Griffin (1760 – )
        4. 4. Pvt (Zachariah) Griffin, (28 Apr 1760 – 21 Jun 1852) m. Clarissaa ("Clary") Nalle (1775 – 18 Dec 1871)
        5. 5. David (Anthony) Griffin (Abt. 1765 – 20 Oct 1823)
        6. 6. Mary Griffin (1766 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Griffin (17 Mar 1736 – 23 Dec 1800) m. Col (Richard) Adams, (17 May 1726 – 2 Aug 1800)
        1. 1. Tabitha Adams (04 Jul 1756 – 17 Feb 1828)
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Griffin) Adams (1757 – 1832)
        3. 3. Col (Richard) Adams (26 Nov 1760 – 9 Jan 1817)
        4. 4. Anne Adams (27 Oct 1762 – 22 Oct 1820)
        5. 5. William Adams (08 Jun 1764 – 15 Jun 1787)
        6. 6. Sarah Adams (14 Jan 1766 – 30 Sep 1806)
        7. 7. Alice Adams (20 Feb 1768 – 16 Apr 1802)
        8. 8. Ebenezar Adams (1770 – 1771)
        9. 9. Dr (John) Adams (14 Jul 1773 – 23 Jun 1825) m. Margaret Winston (1778 – 1799) m. Margaret Winston (1778 – 20 Feb 1850)
        10. 10. Samuel (Griffin) Adams (05 May 1776 – 15 Jul 1821)
        11. 11. Jeremiah (Pleasant) Adams (14 Oct 1776 – 1850)
        12. 12. Thomas (Bowler) Adams (1779 – 28 Nov 1794)
      4. 4. Leroy Griffin (30 DEC 1738 – NOV 1775) m. Alice (Currie) (Curry) ( – 1773) m. Judith Ball (11 APR 1753 – )
        1. 1. Ann (Corbin) Griffin (1 SEP 1765 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth Griffin (18 AUG 1773 – )
        3. 3. Judith Griffin (1775 – )
      5. 5. Dr (Corbin) Griffin, (2 Nov 1741 – 16 Oct 1813) m. Mary ('Molly') Berkeley (5 Jan 1732 – abt. 1800)
        1. 1. Major (Thomas) Griffin, (1773 – 7 October 1837) m. Mary (1774 – 6 September 1851)
        2. 2. Jonathan Griffin, (1779 – 29 Mar 1843) m. Mary Barkley m. Sybil Seeley (27 Apr 1794 – 16 March 1862)
      6. 6. William Griffin (29 Jan 1742 – 11 Feb 1793) m. Susannah (Randolph) Chiswell (1744 – 1805)
        1. 1. Gordon (William) Griffin (1755 – 30 May 1858)
        2. 2. William Griffin, (1770 – 20 Aug 1819) m. Edna (G) Blanks (1782 – 1866)
        3. 3. Anne (Chiswell) Griffin (1772 – 26 DEC 1843)
      7. 7. Colonel (Samuel) Griffin, (21 Apr 1746 – 4 Dec 1810) m. Elizabeth Braxton (1761 – ) m. Mary ('Molly') Berkeley (5 Jan 1732 – abt. 1800)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Corbin) Griffin (13 Nov 1779 – 13 Dec 1853) m. Professor (Ferdinand Stuart Campbell) Stewart (1789 – 26 Jul 1854) m. Samuel Gatliff ( – Oct 1806)
      8. 8. Cyrus Griffin, (16 Jul 1748 – 14 Dec 1810) m. Lady (Christina) Stewart (1741 – 8 Oct 1807)
        1. 1. John Griffin (20 APR 1771 – 3 AUG 1849)
        2. 2. Mary Griffin (1774 – 6 SEP 1851)
        3. 3. Mary (Louisa Stuart) Griffin (1779 – 28 Dec 1859) m. Gen. (Hugh Tenant Weedon Tennant) Mercer (4 Aug 1776 – 1 Dec 1853)
        4. 4. Dr (Samuel Stuart) Griffin (6 Jan 1782 – 19 Dec 1864) m. Sarah Lewis (24 Jun 1787 – 12 Nov 1846)
      9. 9. John (Tayloe) Griffin, (24 Aug 1750 – 10 Sep 1810) m. Mary LIGHTFOOT (1760 – 1787)
        1. 1. Thomas (Lightfoot) Griffin (1777 – 1823)
        2. 2. Maria (Lightfoot) Griffin (1781 – 20 May 1859)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Griffin (13 Oct 1714 – 7 Sep 1732)
    4. 4. Alice (Corbin) Griffin (25 Feb 1716 – 1743)
    5. 5. Sarah Griffin (7 Nov 1716 – )
    6. 6. Ann Griffin (16 Jan 1718 – ABT 1809)

Capt Griffin's Timeline

2 Records

1646
1646
Birth of Capt Leroy Griffin in Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA
1702
4 Apr 1702
Age 56
Death of Capt Leroy Griffin in Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1646
    Event Place: Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1702
    Event Place: Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    55-56
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